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Too much?

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Put together the MM2 I bought since my Barley Crusher is dying (I could have just bought new rollers but that's not how I roll----get it?).
This is the same gap I used on the BC, .035 (factory was .039 but since I BIAB, I thought .035 was better and it's worked for me).
But, this looks a bit finer than what I'm used to.
Some of what you see as full kernels were from when I first tried it but I set it tighter and now it looks very much like what I've been using. Only real way to know is to brew.

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Cool, how do you like it? Love mine. That looks courser than my grind. I'll measure my gap and report back.
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It's uber fast and I think I've got it adjusted now. Didn't post back but I am down to .034 and it looks very good. It's harder to see with darker crystal but when using pale malt, it's definitely milling fine. However, I'm still got 2 or 3 more test brews with the new E system before I feel I'm on my way to the new normal for me.
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Some say that a fine grind is an asset in BIAB. My corona type produced plenty of flour, with no problems in the brew.
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Right. On BIAB, many recommend double crushing. But if you're going to fly sparge, you may have difficulties. Many don't sparge with BIAB though.
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